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Language English ISBN 0-330-33663-0 Originally published 6 May 1994 Country United Kingdom Preceded by The Sculptress | 3.9/5 Goodreads OCLC 60224582 Publisher Pan Books Genres Crime Fiction, Mystery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publication date May 6, 1994 (1994-05-06) Similar Minette Walters books, Crime Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Scold's Bridle (1994) is a crime novel by English writer Minette Walters. The book, Walters' third, won a CWA Gold Dagger.
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Synopsis
Mathilda Gillespie, an eccentric recluse known for her incredible meanness of nature, is found dead in her bathtub, her wrists slashed and her head locked inside a so-called 'scold's bridle', a rusted cage built with tongue clamps which was used as a torture device throughout the middle ages. The dead woman's only friend, Dr. Sarah Blakeney, becomes prime suspect in her murder after police discover that she's been left a great deal of money in the will.
To clear her name, Sarah delves deep into Mathilda's mysterious past, and subsequently unravels an intricate web of greed, abuse and depravity.
Television adaptation
In 1998, The Scold's Bridle was adapted for television by the BBC. It was directed by David Thacker from a screenplay written by Tony Bicât; producer Chris Parr, editor St John O'Rorke, music Junior Campbell.
the cast included: